[Pliny the Elder] used to say that “no book was so bad but some good might be got out of it.” Pliny the Younger

February 26, 2008

saint gregory of tours

Gibbon's main source in Chapter XXXVIII is Gregory of Tours (c. 538 - 594). He was the son of a senator from Clermont (Sidonius Apollinaris' see) who seems to have died while Gregory was still quite young. Gregory was educated by his uncle Avitus, the bishop of Clermont. In 573 Gregory became bishop of Tours. Many of his predecessors were his relatives. He is best known for his "Ten Books of Histories" or as it is more commonly known these days "The History of the Franks."

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saint gregory of tours

Gibbon's main source in Chapter XXXVIII is Gregory of Tours (c. 538 - 594). He was the son of a senator from Clermont (Sidonius Apollinaris' see) who seems to have died while Gregory was still quite young. Gregory was educated by his uncle Avitus, the bishop of Clermont. In 573 Gregory became bishop of Tours. Many of his predecessors were his relatives. He is best known for his "Ten Books of Histories" or as it is more commonly known these days "The History of the Franks."